Lyrics
Chorus
Alipoturejesha mateka tulikuwa waota ndoto
Alipoturejesha mateka hatukuamini macho yetu
Verse 1
Tumeomba sana, tukafunga sana
Aliporesha Yesu hatukuamini macho yetu
Chorus
Alipoturejesha mateka tulikuwa waota ndoto
Alipoturejesha mateka hatukuamini macho yetu
Verse 2
Jamani tumelia sana, tukafunga sana
Aliporesha Yesu hatukuamini macho yetu
Chorus
Alipoturejesha mateka tulikuwa waota ndoto
Alipoturejesha mateka hatukuamini macho yetu
Verse 3
Ee kumenikesha maombi nalipanga
Huyu Yesu amejibu maombbi yangu
Chorus
Alipoturejesha mateka tulikuwa waota ndoto
Alipoturejesha mateka hatukuamini macho yetu
Praise Vamp
Aah ee Bwana ametenda Bwana (x3)
Aah ee Bwana amenikumbuka (x2)
Aah ee Bwana amenilinda
Aah ee Bwana ametenda Bwana
Ametenda Bwana (x4)
Baraka Baraka (x4)
Bridge
Ilikuwa kama ndoto lakini leo imekuwa kweli (x5)
Call and Response
Sasa leo njooni muone yale Bwana ametenda
Ni Yesu
Ni Yesu
amefanya haya
Ni Yesu amefanya haya yote
Ni Yesu
Ni Yesu
amefanya haya
Ni Yesu amefanya haya yote
Declaration
Sio katika mazingaumbe ni Yesu amefanya (x4)
Call and Response (Repeat)
Sasa leo njooni muone yale Bwana ametenda
Ni Yesu
Ni Yesu
amefanya haya
Ni Yesu amefanya haya yote
Ni Yesu
Ni Yesu
amefanya haya
Ni Yesu amefanya haya yote
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Mbona Kama Naota” celebrates an answered prayer that feels almost impossible to believe. Its opening borrows the image of restored captives who felt as though they were dreaming. The verses remember sustained prayer, fasting, tears, and waiting, then contrast that struggle with the surprise of restoration. Jesus is named as the one who answered, protected, remembered, and turned expectation into a visible result.
Psalm 126:1–3 is the song’s clearest biblical foundation. The psalm describes restoration that seemed like a dream and led people to declare that the Lord had done great things. The repeated lines “Bwana ametenda” and “Ilikuwa kama ndoto” closely follow that movement from astonishment to public praise. Later call-and-response sections invite others to come and see what God has done, while the repeated “Ni Yesu” refuses to credit magic or another power. The arrangement grows from testimony into celebration, using repetition to make one claim unmistakable: the long-awaited change is received as the work of Jesus.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 126:1-3 The chorus closely echoes restoration that felt like a dream and prompted praise for God’s deeds.